{"id":254168,"date":"2026-01-23T20:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/254168\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T20:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:34:12","slug":"microsoft-reportedly-considering-fable-switch-2-port-could-hinge-on-logistical-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/254168\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Reportedly Considering Fable Switch 2 Port, Could Hinge on “Logistical” Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, Microsoft used the fourth edition of its regular Developer_Direct showcase to promote Fable’s path to release. The comedy-heavy fantasy open world experience<\/a> is projected to launch this autumn on PC platforms, as well as Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 consoles. Certain industry observers have questioned the validity of this broad (Q3\/Q4) timetable\u2014weighing in with theories of Playground Games’ PS5 port arriving at a later date. A simultaneous launch across multiple rival hardware systems is a tall task, especially for a studio more accustomed to making racing games on primary Xbox and PC platforms. A first try<\/a>\u20142021’s Forza Horizon 5\u2014successfully headed over to PlayStation 5, last year. Instead of opting into using Epic’s popular Unreal Engine 5, the British development outfit’s Fable team has stuck with in-house ForzaTech engine tech. This week, senior Playground Games staffers have engaged with members of the press\u2014many journalists have asked about the UK-based team’s approach to getting Fable ported over to PS5. <\/p>\n

Bravely, a select few interviewers have broached the subject of a possible Switch 2 version. Late last night, Jez Corden disclosed that he was informed about a potential conversion onto Nintendo’s latest hybrid console, but this future prospect: “isn’t 100% definite for now, but under consideration for the future.” The Windows Central scribe\/executive editor elaborated further in social media exchanges\u2014he mentioned that “decision-making” was in the hands of “logistics,” as of January 22. Corden believes that development of a speculative Switch 2 port has not started yet, but rates its chances of approval in the near future. A small selection of former Xbox exclusives have turned up on Switch 1 in the recent past. Last October, Phil Spencer\u2014Microsoft Gaming’s CEO\u2014mentioned that Nintendo had provided “excellent support” of in-progress Xbox-to-Switch 2 titles. Weeks later, former NoA boss\u2014the ever-dynamic Reggie Fils-Aim\u00e9\u2014expressed surprise about the current lack of first-party Xbox games on Switch 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yesterday, Microsoft used the fourth edition of its regular Developer_Direct showcase to promote Fable’s path to release. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":254169,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[135016,135019,14845,4941,135017,135020,133898,71917,135015,135021,85,19381,46,32862,135018,134,135022,135024,43,8818,8820,126092,25146,135023,24254,122343,32861,4081,24749,125,1299,2586,21942,60961],"class_list":["post-254168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-considering","tag-console-gaming","tag-could","tag-decision","tag-fable","tag-forza","tag-handheld-gaming","tag-hinge","tag-https-www-techpowerup-com-345559-microsoft-reportedly-considering-fable-switch-2-port-could-hinge-on-logistical-decision","tag-hybrid-console","tag-il","tag-insider","tag-israel","tag-leak","tag-logistical","tag-microsoft","tag-microsoft-game-studios","tag-microsoft-xbox","tag-news","tag-nintendo","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-open-world","tag-pc-gaming","tag-playground-games","tag-port","tag-reportedly","tag-rumor","tag-rumors","tag-switch","tag-technology","tag-united-kingdom","tag-usa","tag-xbox","tag-xbox-game-studios"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}